Molecular Genetics
This branch of biology is concerned with heredity, and it was literally invented by Gregor Mendel in the 19th century.
What is genetics
Crops with the transgene CP4 EPSPS is tolerant to this herbicide.
What is Glyphosate?
An Organic, protein-based catalyst that is not itself used up in the reaction. It is naturally produced by living cells to catalyze biochemical reactions.
What is an Enzyme
The pH at which a particular molecule or surface carries no net electrical charge.
What is isoelectric point?
This carrier of genetic information is double stranded and anti-parallel resulting in a right-handed helix structure that is held together by hydrogen bonds between a purine and a pyrimidine on separate chains.
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)?
From the Greek "Allelon", this refers to one of several alternate forms of a gene occupying a given locus on the chromosome.
What is an allele?
Crops with the transgene PAT is resistance to this herbicide
What is Glufosinate?
In an immunoassay, this defense protein is used to identify and quantify substances by being bound with an antigen.
What is an antibody
Malate Dehydrogenase is one example of this enzyme type that can take on multiple forms and can be used for purity analysis
What is an isozyme?
What is a primer?
The intermediary molecule between DNA and ribosomes which synthesize those proteins coded for by the cell's DNA.
What is mRNA?
This percentage is the percentage of the product that is toxic to the labeled crop and is important to know for proper calculations.
What is active ingredient?
Also called antigenic determinant. The specific group of atoms on an antigen that is recognized by that antigen's antibodies
What is an epitope?
This electrophoresis type uses gel formed by cross-linking acrylamide and a crosslinker molecule to separate proteins or nucleic acids by size and charge
What is PAGE, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
This was originally isolated from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus aquaticus, it is used to catalyze PCR rections due to its heat resistance.
What is TAQ DNA Polymerase?
What is "Central Dogma"
This method involves a herbicide pretreatment before seeds are placed on a germination medium with water.
What is seed soak?
These type of antibodies are derived from a single source or clone of cells that recognize only one kind of antigen.
What is monoclonal?
This is a visual display of enzymes on an electrophoretic gel.
What is a zymogram?
These three stages of PCR reaction is carried out at different temperatures to exponentially increase the amount of target DNA.
What is denaturing, annealing, and synthesizing?
This method involves attached a gene to a tiny "bullet" made of tungsten or metal to introduce foreign genes into a plant cell.
What is a "shotgun" or gene gun method
Non Trait Soybean seedlings for this herbicide will have crossed unifoliate leaves that are stunted, but unaffected roots.
What is STS/Chlorsulfuron?
This measurement of the color intensity of an ELISA plate is measured with a spectrophotometer and typically positive readings should be at least five times the negative readings
What is optical density?
This method type means that either the pH of the gel buffer and electrode buffer is different in starch gel electrophoresis or there are different gel percentages in PAGE gels.
What is a discontinuous method?
In real time PCR, this is defined as the number of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to cross the threshold.
What is cycle threshold?